Germany's small moves in the Pacific have aroused the vigilance of the Chinese side. However, when the peace conference was just over, it was not the time for war! After two years of war, the people of the empire want to live a stable life, even if Wang Yuze is the emperor of the empire, in the eyes of the people of the empire, he is almost like a god, but he can't go against everyone's wishes! Therefore, in the face of the Germans' moves, China can only adopt passive defensive means, deploying naval and air forces in Luzon, Nanyang, Australia and Hawaii to form an encirclement of Germany! In addition, there are many islands in the Pacific Ocean that belong to China, and the forces of the two sides are almost intertwined. China has also begun to build airfields and ports on these islands, deploying aircraft and warships, thus posing a threat to Germany's military presence in the Pacific!

Of course, this is just a passive defense! In order to completely solve the problem once and for all, it is necessary to uproot the military bases built by Germany in the Pacific Ocean by powerful means! It's just that if you do that, it's tantamount to going to war! In recent years, it has not been realistic to start another war! Fortunately, most of these islands in the Pacific Ocean are no-man's land, and the infrastructure is almost a blank slate! It will take a lot of time for Germany to build airports and ports on these islands! In particular, when Germany's national strength has not yet recovered, it will be very difficult to complete their military deployment in the Pacific! Germany's action this time is more of a test for China!

It can be said that from the end of the peace conference, a new round of confrontation between China and Germany has already begun! It's just that both sides are still relatively restrained, and the confrontation is low, and there is no possibility of detonating a war for the time being! However, as the national strength of both sides gradually recovered, and the preparations for war were completed, a new war broke out, which was almost a certainty!

By December 1913, the world had returned to peace. Peace has become a theme all over the world, and both victorious and defeated countries have put their main energies back at home. In particular, many defeated countries have been reduced to ruins in the war, and in such a situation, it will take a lot of financial and material resources to rebuild their homes alone! The annexation of the northern regions of France, especially by Germany! During the two years of war, Germany scorched the area. And if these areas are to realize their potential, they will have to invest a lot of money in rebuilding! Fortunately, Germany also reaped a lot of benefits in this world war. Otherwise, these reconstruction funds alone would be enough to bring Germany down! Of course, once these important industrial areas are restored, Germany's national strength will be greatly enhanced!

On December 18, Emperor Wang Yuze held a promotion ceremony for the generals of the army, navy and air force of the empire in Xinhua Palace! After the tension in the world eased, the generals of the army groups stationed in various places, the commanders of the fleets of the navy, and the generals of the air force also returned to China to participate in this promotion ceremony! The Ministry of Defense has submitted a list of promotions to the Emperor Wang Yuze according to everyone's performance on the battlefield, and after Wang Yuze's review, it will be centralized for the promotion of generals! Of course, because there are too many generals to be promoted, only the ceremony of promoting the marshal is held in Xinhua Palace!

Among the military ranks in China, marshals are divided into two ranks, namely the imperial marshal and the marshal of each branch of the military! Previously, except for the former chief of staff Xiong Wu when he retired, in recognition of his contributions to the empire in the past few decades, he was specially promoted to the imperial marshal, and the other military ministers were just military marshals! Of course, this time in the world war, the three armies of the empire are all very good, so there are also many people who will be promoted to the marshal of the empire and the marshal of the service! Because the Air Force was formed before the Great War, it was still too short to be established, although it also made a lot of meritorious contributions in the war, but the supreme space minister Long Feiyu was only promoted to the rank of Air Marshal this time! If you want to be promoted to the rank of Imperial Marshal, I'm afraid you'll have to wait until the next big war!

In addition to the generals who will be promoted, there are also military generals who are in charge. In addition, the Cabinet ministers also attended the promotion ceremony. According to the process, Emperor Wang Yuze will personally grant these Imperial Marshals and Military Marshals the Marshal Scepter. The Marshal's Scepter is made of precious metal, inlaid with various precious stones, about half a meter long and 3.4 centimeters in diameter. The difference between the Imperial Marshal's Scepter and the Military Marshal's Scepter is that the Imperial Marshal's Scepter is gold, while the Military Marshal's Scepter is silver! In the beginning, some people built yì to grant these marshals long swords as representatives of the status of marshals, but after thinking about it, Wang Yuze still planned to adopt this scepter from the West! After all, the offensive nature of the long sword is too heavy, and the military is certainly the cornerstone of defending the country, but if it is slightly bad, it will also become the root of the cholera country! Therefore, the granting of a scepter to represent the status of a marshal also has a caveat in this regard.

The Imperial Crown Prince Zirui also survived this promotion ceremony throughout the whole process! The marshals who have been promoted will swear allegiance to the Emperor Wang Yuze and the Crown Prince Wang Zirui to show that the Emperor ** team will always be the last imperial family!

At half past nine in the morning, Wang Yuze, accompanied by the crown prince Wang Zirui and the chief of the guard Wu Hao, came to the main hall! After the ministers saluted, this promotion ceremony began immediately! First of all, Wang Yuze addressed the generals of the imperial side, thanking them for their efforts on the battlefield, without their efforts, there would be no empire today! In addition, there is also encouragement to the generals who have been promoted, and those who have not been promoted this time, I hope that they can continue to work hard, so that their names will appear in the next promotion list! After all, for these military generals, if they can be promoted to marshal before retiring, the imperial marshal may not dare to think about it, but even if it is a military marshal, this is also an affirmation of their lifelong military career! Of course, the marshal of the empire is not a cabbage, and if he has not made immortal feats, he has absolutely no qualifications for promotion! This also makes the generals of the military hold back their strength, hoping to get more feats on the battlefield and have no regrets in their military career!

The first person on the promotion list is Cai Yun, the chief of the Imperial General Staff, during his time in charge of the General Staff, the military strength of the empire has been greatly improved, and in the two years of war, the normal operation of the imperial general staff has enabled the empire to win in this war! Therefore, in view of his merits, Emperor Wang Yuze decided to promote Cai Yun to the rank of Imperial Marshal!

The second person to be promoted was War Minister Zhao Bowen. War Minister Zhao Bowen commanded the battle in the North American battlefield and led the imperial team to defeat the biggest enemy of the United States, thus completely establishing the victory of this war! In addition, when Cai Yun, chief of the General Staff, was commanding the war against Russia, Marshal Zhao Bowen presided over the daily work of the General Staff, and his appearance was also very good. Therefore, this time Wang Yuze decided to promote him to the rank of Imperial Marshal!

The third person to be promoted was Minister of the Navy Zhang Cheng. Under his leadership, the Imperial Navy has become the number one in the world! His credit for this is self-evident! The promotion of him to the rank of Marshal of the Reich is also an affirmation of his merits! Considering that Zhang Cheng is already old, he himself also expressed the hope that he can retire and be taken over by a young man as Minister of the Navy! After thinking about it, Wang Yuze had agreed that Zhang Cheng would retire in the near future, and the post of Minister of the Navy would be taken over by Admiral Li Dingxin, commander of the home fleet!

The fourth person to be promoted was Defense Minister Chiang Xingguo. Although compared with the General Staff, the War Department and the Admiralty, the Ministry of Defense does not have much influence on the imperial side, but its role is irreplaceable! The procurement of armaments, the conscription of soldiers, the distribution of pensions, the preparation of materials, and the assessment and evaluation of combat merits are all completed by the Ministry of Defense! It can be said that the Ministry of Defense has become the great steward of the army. This time the empire was able to win the war, and the Ministry of Defense also made great contributions! Therefore, Jiang Xingguo was promoted from the Imperial Field Marshal to the Imperial Field Marshal!

Only these four people were promoted to the rank of Imperial Marshal. Even if you add the previous former Chief of the General Staff, Xiong Wu, there are only five Imperial Marshals! And the officers and soldiers of the imperial army have tens of millions of people! It can be seen how difficult it is to be promoted to the rank of Imperial Marshal!

Next, there is the promotion of the marshal of the service. The Minister of Space, Admiral Long Feiyu, was promoted to the rank of Air Marshal to show his contribution to the Imperial Air Force! The Imperial Air Force started from scratch, and Long Feiyu played a very big role in this!

There are relatively many people who have been promoted to field marshal! The commanders of several group armies who made meritorious contributions on the North American battlefield, General Xie Dingkun, the sharp brother of the 2nd Group Army, General Gao Chang, the commander of the 6th Group Army, General Du Qizheng, the commander of the 7th Group Army, General He Bingju, the commander of the 8th Group Army, and the commander of the 1st Group Army, General Yang Guoxing, the commander of the 1st Group Army, General Lin Chengye, the commander of the 10th Group Army, and the commander of the 11th Group Army, General Zhou Shun, a total of 7 people, were promoted to the rank of Imperial Field Marshal! And the commanders of the remaining group armies, especially the commanders of several group armies who also made contributions on the Siberian Plain, were reprimanded by the emperor Wang Yuze for their improper handling in the 'cotton clothes incident', which also made them lose this opportunity for promotion!